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Payer Perspective: Asthma/COPD for Clinicians

Payer Perspective: Asthma/COPD for Clinicians

This course is aimed at teaching healthcare coordinators and providers about improving outcomes through best practices and effective cost strategies in caring for adults with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Asthma and COPD are included in chronic lower respiratory disease which is the third leading cause of death in the United States (CDC, 2015). This means that chronic lower respiratory diseases are among the costliest diseases to manage and treat. While asthma and COPD are among the leading increases in healthcare costs, there are steps that can be taken to help make their healthcare more cost effective. Although this course links asthma and COPD, the COPD discussion is targeted at earlier stage recognition and treatment with the hope of minimizing the progression of the disease. If COPD progresses, additional medications, delivery systems, and concentrated oxygen may need to be added. That is beyond the scope of this discussion.

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.

Florida Board of Nursing CE

1.0 HOURS

Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290

Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.

American Nurses Credentialing Center

1.0 HOURS

Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.

Georgia Board of Nursing

1.0 HOURS

Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290

Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education

1.0 HOURS

Relias LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Relias LLC designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

South Carolina Board of Nursing

1.0 HOURS

This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]

Florida Board of Medicine

1.0 HOURS

Florida Board of Medicine CE Provider #: 50-290

Florida Physician Assistants

1.0 HOURS

Commission for Case Manager Certification

1.0 HOURS

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.

West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing

1.0 HOURS

Course Details

Course Code: REL-PI-0-P88

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2020

Learning Objectives:• Indicate best practices for providing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care while achieving cost effectiveness.• Identify different educational tools for teaching self-management to patients with asthma and COPD. • Cite the appropriate annual testing for asthma and COPD.• Write an asthma and/or COPD action plan with your patients. • Identify how to provide nutritional counseling for patients with asthma. • Identify potential social determinants of health that could impact adherence to the action plan.

Alisa Brewer, BSN, RN, has worked in ambulatory care, acute care, and occupational health with her most recent position as clinical coordinator in primary care. As clinical coordinator, she was responsible for quality improvement, care coordination and education, clinical staff training and compliance, and overall safety of the clinic. She also participated in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) and other healthcare improvement initiatives. Additionally, she has experience in hospital-affiliated urgent care where she provided patient care utilizing quality improvement measures, served as nurse preceptor, and nurse IT liaison. Alisa currently works at Relias Learning where she serves as content writer and subject matter expert for various healthcare topics.
Disclosure: Alisa Brewer, BSN, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Expert Reviewer: George L. Oestreich, Pharm.D., MPA

Dr. Oestreich provides key strategic consulting on Medicaid issues including health information technology, decision support, program design, pharmacy practice, pharmacology, and care coordination policy development. A major interest is developing transparent integrated patient care management and coordination solutions into current practice.
He has unique and comprehensive experience in all areas of pharmacy practice including public health clinics, community practice, institutional practice, public funded pharmacy programs, 340B discounted drug, and pharmacy benefit design. Dr. Oestreich has been engaged in teaching and accreditation of pharmaceutical education for many years including serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students and pharmaceutical education accreditation.
Dr. Oestreich earned his BS in Pharmacy from the University of Missouri-KC, his Master of Public Administration from University of Missouri-Columbia, and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Kansas University. He served on the Missouri Board of Pharmacy for 5years, and as President for 2 of those years.
Disclosure: George L. Oestreich, Pharm.D., MPA has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Relias will be transparent in disclosing if any commercial support, sponsorship or co-providership is present prior to the learner completing the course.

Course Delivery Method and FormatAsynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.Relias has a grievance policy in place to facilitate reports of dissatisfaction. Relias will make every effort to resolve each grievance in a mutually satisfactory manner. In order to report a complaint or grievance please contact Relias.If you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Support by completing the web form (https://www.relias.com/help) or by using the chat functionality.All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute or imply any endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of, or affiliation with, Relias, LLC.All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

AccommodationsIf you require special accommodations to complete this module, please contact Relias Customer Support by calling (800) 381-2321 or emailing [email protected]